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gutta-percha
(encz) | gutta-percha,druh gumy Zdeněk Brož |
Gutta-percha
(gcide) | Gutta-percha \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the
tree from which is it procured.]
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the
Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra Gutta,
syn. Dichopsis Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at
the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains
its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in
water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and
it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The
Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.
[1913 Webster] |
gutta-percha
(wn) | gutta-percha
n 1: a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of
gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical
cables |
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